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9-16-2019
Bingen

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Notes

This Ella May Davidson image shows what is now “Bingen Point” and the bend of the river to the east. The change in river level has dramatically changed this view.

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  1. L.E.

    16th September 2019 @ 07:17 AM

    I love the view, but what are those poles for, stretching from the Oregon side, out into the river?

  2. ArthurB

    16th September 2019 @ 09:58 AM

    I thought those poles were to direct fish into fish wheels or nets. Can someone verify? You can seem lots of these poles in this view:

    http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?showimage=1124

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